On the eve of the Families Belong Together Rally, faith leaders of various traditions gathered at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. for a prayer vigil. As dusk encroached, they held candles up to the Capitol Building and called on Congress to put a permanent end to family separation.

“This is a time of moral crisis, but we also know that this is a moment of moral unity and moral resistance,” said Rev. Adam Taylor, Executive Director of Sojourners. “We believe that our prayers can help ignite and inspire greater moral courage to put a permanent fix to this crisis of separating children from their families.”

Below are photos and some of the prayers shared: